NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Assembly wind yarn
Level
2
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Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of ring twisting and the ring twisting machine;
prepare and operate ring twisting machine; identify and fix
operational and product faults; and clean twisting machine and
work area.
Classification
Textiles Manufacture > Core Yarn Processing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety at Work Act 2015.
2
Definition
Workplace procedures – procedures used by the organisation carrying out the work
and applicable to the tasks being carried out. Examples are – standard operating
procedures, site safety procedures, equipment operating procedures, codes of
practice, quality management practices and standards, and procedures to comply
with legislative and local body requirements.
3
Assessment guidance
Competency is intended to be demonstrated on the type of machine installed in the
candidate’s workplace.
4
Assessment information
All evidence must be in accordance with workplace procedures.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of ring twisting and the ring twisting machine.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Twisted yarn types are identified by twisted yarn construction.
Range
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twist direction, yarn ply, hard twist, stipples, marls, yarns
processed in the workplace.
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1.2
The function and operation of the parts of the ring twisting machine are
described.
Range
1.3
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machine controls, creel, tension devices, delivery rollers, knock-off
devices, traveller, ring, spindle, ring rail, lappets, spindle brakes,
builder motion, headstock, oiling device.
Reasons for ring twisting are explained in terms of product characteristics and
end uses.
Outcome 2
Prepare and operate ring twisting machine.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Machine is operated.
2.2
Ring twisting machine is prepared for operation.
Range
yarn identified, creel loaded, thread up and yarn sequence,
tension devices, knock-off devices, travellers, tube in place.
2.3
Test sample is produced.
2.4
Yarn is processed.
Range
2.5
Yarn joins are made.
Range
2.6
creel maintained, yarn breaks mended, full packages doffed, test
samples taken.
knot, splice, twist at join maintained.
Production is handled and records are kept.
Outcome 3
Identify and fix operational and product faults.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Corrective action is taken to rectify yarn faults identified during processing.
Range
3.2
yarn breaks, thick and thin, yarn appearance, package build,
uneven twist, over twist.
Twisting machine malfunction is identified and corrective action taken.
Outcome 4
Clean twisting machine and work area.
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Evidence requirements
4.1
Machine and work area are kept clear of fibre and waste to prevent
contamination.
4.2
Twisting machine is cleaned at batch end.
4.3
Waste is collected and sorted for recycling.
Planned review date
31 December 2021
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
18 June 1995
31 December 2019
Revision
2
8 August 1997
31 December 2019
Revision
3
18 July 2000
31 December 2019
Revision
4
10 October 2001
31 December 2019
Revision
5
12 August 2004
31 December 2019
Review
6
23 April 2008
31 December 2019
Review
7
19 May 2016
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0030
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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